April 2011 - The Calgary Model Railway Society

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APRIL 30, 2011
The Orderboard
Newsletter for
The Calgary Model Railway Society
In This Issue
President’s Message
Layout Tours
Member Appreciation
Notes from the Editor
SUPERTRAIN 2011
Founding of the CMRS
Railfan Trip to Cranbrook
Father’s Day in Mossleigh
Board of Directors
Advertising
Memberships
LCL Less than Carload
CMRS Board Positions
Coming Events
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Layout Tours takes place at the end of the month, and Richard Johnson’s layout is again on the tour. Here we see the winter sec
tion of his layout, complete with operating tramway and ski chalet. Photo credit to John Wrinch.
President’s Message
WOW! Is all I can say about
SUPERTRAIN 2011. We keep
getting bigger and better every
year. I'd say we had perfect weather
for this year's show. The snow may
have deterred people from being
outdoors but not from driving to
the Subway Soccer Centre for a
great show.
Thanks to Rob Badmington
and the SUPERTRAIN Commit
tee for doing an excellent job. See
Rob's report on page 3 for more
about SUPERTRAIN 2011.
If you missed seeing CMT's
display at SUPERTRAIN, you
can't miss their open house on
April 30th from 10 am to 4 pm.
Global TV was onsite Saturday CMT has their permanent display
morning doing live broadcasts from at 619 12 Avenue SE.
SUPERTRAIN. You may have
Were you looking for some
seen a couple of us on TV. CBC
thing to do in May besides waiting
Radio stopped by on Friday
for the snow to melt? Then we have
afternoon during movein and did a the answer, layout tours! John
couple of interviews as well.
Wrinch has arranged several great
layouts to be on this year's tour.
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The insert included with the
Orderboard or mailed out sepa
rately for those getting this online
has directions to each of the lay
outs. Please remember to be con
siderate while at these layouts.
Gail Myers is arranging a bus
trip to Cranbrook in either June or
August. Do you have any ideas of
where we can stop at on the way?
Gail would love to hear from. Also,
let him know which dates work
best for you so he can finalize
details for the trip.
Have a great summer!
Linda Laroche
President, CMRS
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LAYOUT TOURS
Hi all CMRS members, it is Layout tour time
again for 2011.
We are back to two days, Sat. May 28 for the
north side and Sun. May 29 for the south side.
There are 11 great layouts in all, ranging in size
from compact to full basements and from O scale
all the way down to Z, missing only S next year
Bob??
The insert with this Orderboard gives all the
details for each day. For those who opted for
electronic delivery of the Orderboard, you’ll
receive the insert in the mail shortly. Ed. Note
that one is in Airdrie on Saturday, all others are in
Calgary.
A new feature this year is visiting hours: all are
open from noon to 4:30 pm but some owners have
agreed to open earlier. Specific opening times
are listed for each layout.
Please observe the common sense rules and
have an enjoyable time. I know there is lots of
variety and great stu to see so lets overload all of
these with lots of visitors.
My thanks to the hosts for giving us all a
chance to see these layouts.
John Wrinch
NOTES FROM THE EDITOR
Now that SUPERTRAIN 2011 is for the most
part behind us, I’m now wondering: What next?
Hopefully the summer will show up and I’ll get
some progress done on the G Scale stu in the
backyard, or stay inside in the basement where it’s
cool and get more work done on my E&N layout.
APRIL 30, 2011
SUPERTRAIN SATURDAY GALA &
MEMBER APPRECIATION DINNER
Thanks to everyone that made the dinner a
success. We sold all the tickets for the dinner and
had a waiting list in case of cancellations. The
Glenmore Inn provided a magnificent buet
dinner. We had two serving lines which allowed
everyone to get their food quickly. My favorite part
of the meal was the chocolate cake.
Laurie Kitchen is a very entertaining speaker.
We'll have to have him back again sometime and
tell us more great stories.
This year's winner of the VIA tickets was Dave
Woods. Dave was on the waiting list for dinner
tickets so we couldn't present the VIA tickets at
the dinner. However, we notified Dave by phone
on Saturday night of his win. To say he was
surprised is an understatement. Maybe next year
Dave will ask about tickets earlier.
We had 28 rae packages for people to win in
addition to the numerous door prize draws. We had
a few repeat winners from Calgary Freemo. I want
to thank Ryan, our young assistant from Freemo
for his help with the door prize draws.
The list of the SUPERTRAIN Vendors that
contributed prizes for the rae packages is in
Rob’s report, and we are most grateful for their
contributions.
If you have any comments, suggestions or
questions about the dinner please send an email to
appreciation@calgarymodelrailway.ca. Thank you.
Linda Laroch
Of course, there’s lots of other events to take
part in and I would certainly encourage you to do
the same this summer. See you in the fall!
Jon Calo
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Any way you measure it,
SUPERTRAIN 2011 was a
resounding success. When the
doors opened at 9 am on Saturday
April 16, the crowds began to pour
in to the Subway Soccer Centre.
By closing time at 5 pm, a total of
7,010 adults, youth , and children
had entered. On Sunday, a day that
started with plenty of fresh snow
on the ground, another 5,774
people passed through the doors.
The weekend total is over 2,000
more than in the last two shows.
The Calgary Food Bank had a very
good weekend too, collecting 3,640 pounds of food
and over 4,550 in cash donations, again huge
increases over previous years.
On the floor, we had a record number of
layouts, displays, and commercial booths. There
were 30 layouts in scales from Z through Iron
Horse Park's 1/8 scale, including 3 Junior entries.
We had 13 commercial and 15 noncommercial
displays, and 36 vendors selling products ranging
from model railroad supplies to tools, photos, and
paintings. Finally there were 15 manufacturers from
various parts of North America showing o their
newest products including some preproduction
models. Up until only a couple of days before the
show we were planning to put 10 booths on the
North Mezzanine, but some last minute re
arranging was done to fit everyone on the main
floor. This required printing a last minute insert for
the show guide to show the revised locations on
Field C.
Speaking of the Show Guide, Monty Schnieder
did a great job of covering the cost of printing by
selling paid advertising space. Jon Calon looked
after the design and layout, as well as all of the
graphics for all printed items including tickets,
posters, and name badges.
The Calgary Model Railway Society always
takes a lot of pride in presenting SUPERTRAIN as
an opportunity for attracting newcomers to our
fine hobby. This can start at a very early age as the
Children's Play Area always demonstrates, with the
space literally crawling with youngsters playing
with the Thomas trains provided by Ultimate
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Trains, and the LEGO pieces
supplied by SALUG. Over in
Craftsman Corner, more than 500
kids got their first taste of building
a scale model structure, by
assembling the foldup cardboard
station provided by South Bank
Short Lines. Right next door in
South Bank Theatre, members of
SBSL presented a series of
beginner clinics twice each day to
eager learners. In fact, almost half
of Field C was dedicated to various
groups and individuals
demonstrating model building
techniques.
The Saturday Evening Gala was another event
that was great fun for all who attended. Over 250
people were at the Glenmore Inn to enjoy a
delicious buet meal served very eciently. A rae
for about 30 prize packs worth over 3,000 was
held. As always, our commercial exhibitors are very
generous in providing the prizes at greatly reduced
prices. Many oered to donate their prizes, but in
keeping with the CMRS policy of not accepting
donations as such, the equivalent value was given to
the Food Bank instead. Prizes were provided for
the rae by the following companies and
organizations: Sign Reflectionz, Heritage Art
Editions, Prairie Shadows, TJ Trains, Rusty Creek,
Moorefield Collectibles, On Track Hobbies,
Eastridge, Cribscapes, Calgary Transit, Ultimate
Trains, InterMountain, Matthew Hicks, Osborn
Models, Sylvan Models, Rapido Trains, Hobbycraft/
TrueLine Trains, CN Historical Society,
Hobbyworx, Rocky Mountain Rail Society, Hobby
Wholesale, Kelly's Kaboose, Avenida, bobtrains,
Photo Grail, and Mike Borkristl.
The Gala is also the venue where the winners
of the layout judging are announced. This year, in
the Scale Layout category, the winner was Rocky
Mountain Garden Railroaders, with runnersup
Prairie Rail Workshop and Larsen's Lounge. The
winner in the Fun Layout category was SALUG,
with runnersup TJR and Edmonton Train
Collectors. The winner of the People's Choice
Award was Larsen's Lounge. Finally, the Mark
Eastman award was given to Rocky Mountain
Garden Railroaders.
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SUPERTRAIN 2011 CONTINUED
The Gala is also where the CMRS recognizes
our hundreds of volunteers who make every event
happen, not just SUPERTRAIN. VIA Rail Canada
provided a prize of a round trip for four on the
Canadian from Edmonton to Vancouver, to be
given to one of those volunteers in a random draw.
This year's lucky winner is Dave Woods.
Finally, the crowd enjoyed a very entertaining
presentation by Laurie Kitchen entitled "Fifty
Years of Riding Trains." Illustrated by photos,
Laurie described many adventures aboard trains all
across Canada, but clearly he was limited in the
number he could cover in the time allotted. We are
all looking forward to the next opportunity for
Laurie to tell us more about his train trips.
Back to the Subway Soccer Centre on Sunday,
plaques were given to the award winners and
ribbons were given to the Junior Layout exhibitors
Euan Robertson, Rutger de Haan, and Matthew
Porter. As usual, the crowds were a little lighter on
Sunday but still well over the numbers from the
previous few years. Overall, the show was very well
received by the public, with many sending positive
comments to us by email. We had very good media
exposure with radio interviews on several stations
before the show, and Global TV broadcasting live
reports and interviews from the show floor on
Saturday morning. Our website continues to be a
very important source of information for the
public, and this year for the first time,
SUPERTRAIN had a presence on Facebook and
Twitter.
Once the show closed at 5 PM Sunday, the
layouts and displays came apart quickly and rapidly
disappeared from the building. By 9 PM the place
was completely empty. SUPERTRAIN 2011 did
very well, with expenses in line with the budget and
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revenues exceeding the targets. As usual, actual
numbers will be reported to the CMRS member
ship at the AGM in October.
SUPERTRAIN enjoys continuing success and
growth entirely due to the dedication of over 150
volunteers. While every contribution of time and
eort is important, I would like to recognize the
following members of the Committee who put in
thousands of hours of personal time to make sure
things run smoothly.
• Brookes Harrow Registrar
• Linda Laroche Assistant Registrar & Exhibitor
Communications
• Rick Walker Facilities, Administration and
Finance
• Jon Calon Graphics, Printing, and Show Guides
• Steve Klein Banners and Security
• Julia Harrison Admissions
• Je Burk Saturday Night Gala & Glenmore Inn
Liason
• Mike & Lori Borkristl Movein / Moveout
Coordination
• Monty Schnieder Advertising & Promotional
Revenue
• John Wrinch Clinics and Live Demonstrations,
Gala MC
• Tony & Joan Scheiwiller Children's Play Area &
Ticket Booths
• Steve Ramsey Parking
• Leo deGroot Volunteer Coordinator
• Neil Enock Social Media Promotion
• Rob Badmington Advertising & Promotion, and
Show Chairman
Thank you to everyone!
Rob Badmington
SUPERTRAIN Chairma
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from local modelers as to what this new
organization should look like.
On the occasion of Bert Haynes 90th birthday,
We met twice in the Jack Carter Chevrolet
the following by Al Hough reminds us all of the
Board Room courtesy of Doug Potter, where Bert
origins of CMRS. I know that I, and likely many
Haynes came up with the CMRS name. I think it
others, were not aware of the significant role
would be fair to say that at the following meeting
played by Bert in the founding of our Society.
at CalORail, the CMRS was born.
Congratulations to Bert on this great occasion.
It was quite apparent at these early meetings
John Wrinch
that there was a major need for improved commun
ication between all Calgary modelers. With so
For years and years Calgary had a Fall “Train
many modelers in private clubs, or on their own,
Show” sponsored by one of the local model railway
interaction across the
clubs. In the late 1980’s
city was poor at best;
the “Train Show” be
and gossipy at worst.
came a “Hobby Show”
As Secretary of the
and expanded too fast
Society I began
into venues like the
publishing the CMRS
Calgary Stampede
Newsletter, which I
Roundup Center,
named the “Order
where financial di
Board”. Upcoming
culties ensued. The
Celebrating Bert Hayne’s 90th Birthday
seed money for the next From le to right: Bi Marsha, Bob Hadlow, Maurice Despins, events, whether CMRS
or not, modeling tips,
show wasn’t there and
Bert Haynes, Dave Stefanek, Al Hough, Dale Sproul
planning for the next
we had no way to show
“Train Show” which Dale Sproule dubbed
case our hobby to the public.
“Supertrain” were all included in our modest
After a few years, Bow Valley ran a small
publication.
successful show at Triwood Community Center,
Bert Haynes was a major contributor to the
indicating that public interest in model trains was
CMRS birthing process; his positive attitude and
there. Discussions after that show and over the
commitment to the idea of an ”umbrella group”
following months generated the idea of an umbrella
greatly assisted a diverse group focus on what
organization to promote a variety of model train
needed to be done. His diplomacy and tact helped
related activities, including a Train Show, and be a
smooth over many dierences between various
source of information for all Calgary area modelers.
clubs and individuals, uniting us in a common
Dale Sproule, Bert Haynes CalORail, Alan
purpose and vision. It is my humble opinion that
Hough Independent, Bob Hadlow Calgary Model
Bert was the “glue” that held us together in those
Trainmen, Bill Marshall Bow Valley, Dave
early days. There might not have been this amazing
Stefanek CanTrak, Maurice Despins Thursday
organization, the envy of other cities in Canada,
Night Group, and Ian Mears British Railway
without Bert Haynes.
Modelers held a series of meetings to get input
Al Hough
FOUNDING OF THE CMRS
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RAILFAN TRIP TO CRANBROOK
FATHER’S DAY IN MOSSLEIGH
It's been a few years since we did an out of
town overnight railfan event and we thought we
would revisit Cranbrook and Fort Steele. Those of
you that went to Cranbrook in 2004 had a great
time and we're hoping for another fun filled
weekend. We have two possible dates in mind June 18 & 19 or August 27 & 28. We need your
feedback as to which date you would prefer.
Back again Father’s Day Weekend Sat. June 18th
and Sun. June 19th is Aspen Crossing’s Train Days.
This family event consists of a large G scale layout
by the Rocky
Mountain
Garden
Railway Club,
an N scale
layout by
Randy
Rodman, Hay
Rides, Petting
Zoo, Bounce
House, also
back is Ken Sanderman with his miniature train.
This year Ken is oering rides on his train in
exchange for a donation to Breast Cancer. Je
Woods will be helping to raise funds for Breast
Cancer by pushing kids in his mock airplane.
The itinerary so far is pretty basic, leave
Calgary early Saturday morning via bus, travel to
Fort Steele Historic Park for a tour of the park and
a train ride. The photo ops on the train are
amazing. We might even see a train on the wye
again. We will then travel to Cranbrook where we
will overnight. Sunday morning we will tour the
Canadian Museum of Railway Travel returning to
Calgary via Frank Slide.
The Museum Tour would include:
• The complete 7car set of the “TransCanada
Limited”
• Three cars of the “SooSpokane Trains
Deluxe” Set
• The three Interpretive Cars & BUnit Diesel
• The Business & Royal Cars
• The Royal Alexandra Hall
The last time we went to Cranbrook we saw
2816 in Cranbrook on Saturday and then again on
Sunday outside of Sparwood and again at Frank
Slide. I don't know if we will be this lucky again but
you never know. Rest assured, there will be lots of
opportunities to do some railfanning along the way.
The approximate cost is 200.00 per person
plus meals. We are still negotiating hotel rates so
the cost could change. Once we have heard from
you folks as to whether you would prefer to take
this trip in June or August we can firm up the
details and try to arrange some more activities
along the way. If there is enough interest, we might
be able to do this trip both months.
Please contact me and let me know whether
you prefer June or August and if you have any ideas
of what we can do / see along the way. I can be
reached at hgmyers@telusplanet.net or by phone at
403.2952254 home or 403.5619718 cell.
Gail Myers
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Filling Dad’s belly is important on Father’s Day
Weekend. A drop in breakfast will be served from
9:30 am to noon in the Station at a cost of only 7.
Afternoon Concession operated by Puer Pete’s
Caboose. There are also a few reservations
available for the buet in the 1887 Pullman Dining
Car, 1 hour settings start at 9:00am until 3:00
pm, starting at 5:00 pm 9:00 pm the regular menu
will be in eect, and reservations are required.
Aspen Crossing is excited to host this great
event as they will be able to share with thousands,
their love of his
tory and their
passion for
trains, come and
see for yourself.
You can find
Aspen Crossing
35 minutes
southeast of
Calgary on
highway #24,
1km west of
Mossleigh. For more info, visit our website at
www.aspencrossing.com or call 18664403500.
All Aboard!
Jason Thornhi
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Linda Laroche Independent
President/Member Appreciation
H4039349576
appreciation@calgarymodelrailway.ca
Roger Walker Independent
Clinics
H4032080210
walkerrg@telus.net
John Wrinch Independent
Layout Tours
H 4032815745
jawrinch@shaw.ca
Monty Schnieder Independent
VicePresident
H 4032426859
mschnied@telus.net
Peter Bouma Independent
Secretary/Slide Nights
freemo54@hotmail.com
Gail Myers Bow Valley
Railfan Events
H 4032952254
hgmyers@telusplanet.net
Jon Calon Calgary Freemo
Orderboard/Publicity
H4036850138
orderboard@calgarymodelrailway.ca
ADVERTISING
Brookes Harrow CMT
Treasurer
H 4032014937
bharrow@nucleus.com
Gord Smith Independent
Membership
H 4032392514
Gord.Smith@shaw.ca
Marvin Burk RM Garden Ry
Facilities
H4039953319
burkpm@telus.net
MEMBERSHIPS
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EMRA OPERATING SESSION
The EMRA will be hosting their next operating
session on Saturday, May 14, 2011.
If you are interested in operations and would like
to join us in operating the Monashee Pacific Railway,
please email Peter at ulvestad@telus.net. The session
will begin at 1 pm at Fort Edmonton Park and lasts
34 hours, followed by dinner at a local restaurant.
Peter Ulvestad
GOING TO MOOSE TRACKS 2011?
Looking to share traveling expenses to the 6th
Division meet in Moose Jaw, long weekend in May.
Please email Dale Sproule at sproules@telusplanet.net.
Dale Sproul
“CANADIAN” COMING TO CALGARY
Jason Shron, founder of Rapido Trains will be
bringing the first test sample of the muchanticipated
HO Scale “Canadian” trainset, FP9A and LRC
locomotives to Southern Alberta, and will be at the
following stores for a Meet & Greet:
• Fun Times Hobby #967 Howarth St. Red Deer
12:302:00pm on Tuesday, June 21st.
• HobbyTech Canada 361050th Ave SE, Calgary
68:30pm on Tuesday, June 21st.
• Eastridge Hobbies #362, 833818th Street SE
12:302pm on Wednesday, June 22nd
• Trains & Such 6043 Centre St. South, Calgary
48:00pm on Wednesday, June 22nd.
Times/Dates are subject to change, check with
www.rapidotrains.com for confirmation.
APRIL 30, 2011
BOARD POSITIONS
Yes I know it is early May and you are getting
ready to be outdoors but I need for you to think
about your Society’s needs.
This fall at the Annual General Meeting, to be
held October 16th, 3 of our Independent Board
Members’ terms come to an end and we need to
replace them. So this is a 2 part message:
1 By our Bylaws a committee must be struck
to find people who will serve on the Board. This
committee is to be made up of one person from
the existing Board, one person from a member
club which would be RMGR, Calgary Freemo,
CMT, and Bow Valley and an independent
member. I am the Board representative and I
am looking for the other two people to be on
the committee.
2 The second part is if you are interested in
serving a three year term on the Board please
let me know and I can give you information
regarding what your Board does, time
commitments etc.
I certainly hope you will help me and your
Board out! My contact information is on Page 7.
Monty Schnieder
Chair of Nominating Committe
For Sale:
An immaculate N scale layout, all buildings, rolling stock,
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For more info, phone Dale at 403-912-9696
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May 2023, 2011 Moose Tracks 2011 Moose Jaw, SK. http://www.tcmrc.org/
May 2829, 2011 CMRS Layout Tours, Calgary, AB.
May 28, 2011 Portage & District Model Train Show, CP Station in Portage La Prairie, MB
July 1, 2011 Canada Day Open House at DeWinton Station, DeWinton, AB. http://www.dewintonstation.com/
July 39, 2011 Extra 2011 West, 2011 NMRA National Sacramento, CA. http://www.x2011west.org/
August 1314, 2011 Alberta Freemo 2011, Agriplex, Big Valley, AB. http://www.calgaryfreemo.ca/
September 1718, 2011 Great Edmonton Train Show, Edmonton, AB. http://www.mmrf.ab.ca/
September 2324, 2011 Fall East Coast Large Scale Train Show, York, PA. http://www.largescaletrainshows.com/
September 2425, 2011 Railway Days, Heritage Park, Calgary, AB. http://www.heritagepark.ab.ca/
October 15, 2011 South Bank Short Line Boomer Auction, St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Calgary, AB
October 16, 2011 CMRS Fall Mini Meet & AGM, Glenmore Inn, Calgary, AB.
Do you have or know of an event which should be listed here?
Send an email to orderboard@calgarymodelrailway.ca with the details!
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